scholarly journals Az egészségértés gyakorlati mérése Magyarországon és nemzetközi összehasonlításban

2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (50) ◽  
pp. 2002-2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlia Koltai ◽  
Eszter Kun
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
International Context ◽  
Hungarian Society ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
National Representative Sample

Introduction: The study presents results of an innovative measurement of practical health literacy in international context. Aim: To show the level of practical health literacy in the Hungarian society and in international comparison. Method: We measured practical health literacy with Newest Vital Sign test on a Hungarian national representative sample, asked from 1008 persons, between May and June, 2015 from population 16 years or older, using methodological standards of Eurobarometer. The sample is representative to the above mentioned population by gender, age, region and settlement-size. Results: Based on Newest Vital Sign test, members of the Hungarian society have good practical health literacy. The accomplishment is inconsistent with self-reported health literacy, since it shows weak results. Conclusions: As low level of self-reported health literacy implies that respondents don’t have daily routine in practicing their skills, we could draw people’s attention to food-information, that are important and show, how to utilize them. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(50), 2002–2006.

scholarly journals Health literacy: a cross-disciplinary study in American undergraduate college students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Joseph ◽  
Samantha Fernandes ◽  
Lauri Hyers ◽  
Kerri O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
Undergraduate College Students

Our research aims to assess the health literacy of undergraduate college students. Past research on the health literacy of undergraduate students has revealed some gaps in the undergraduate health literacy. In this study, we employed the Newest Vital Sign Test to measure health literacy. We interviewed 235 undergraduate students from health majors (nursing and other health) and non-health majors. We hypothesised that due to the specificity of a health-related curriculum, nursing and other health-related majors would score higher in health literacy than non-health-related majors, and that nursing majors in particular would score higher than other health-related majors and non-health-related majors. We found support for our hypothesis, as nursing majors had a mean score of 3.57, while health and non-health majors had a mean score of 3.24 and 2.88 respectively when assessing their health literacy levels. We discuss our results with regard to the strategies for improving health literacy skills.

scholarly journals Health Literacy of a Sample of Portuguese Elderly

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Veiga ◽  
Carla Serrão
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
General Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Health State ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

AbstractThis article presents the results of a study developed within the scope of the Project Health Literacy: a challenge in and for the elderly, funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It tried to evaluate the metric qualities of the Newest Vital Sign Test (NVS, Copyright © Pfizer Inc.) applied to elderly; evaluate the degree of health literacy of a sample of elderly Portuguese people; get to know the association between the degree of health literacy and some sociodemographic features, the general health state, and quality of life. It was conducted a quantitative study with 433 adults over 65 years of age, mostly female, and with heterogeneous levels of education. The instrument used was a battery of tests in order to assess the degree of health literacy (Newest Vital Sign), and the quality of life (WHOQOL). The NVS proved to be a reliable and sensitive to changes due to various demographic characteristics instrument. The results indicate that the majority of the participants (80%) showed a level of low health literacy, meaning that only 20% of respondents will be able to interpret and use effectively information related with health. Gender, educational attainment, age and marital status, as well as the perception of the elderly on their general health state and quality of life, proved to be variables that affect significantly the level of health literacy of participants. These results point to the urgent need to enhance health literacy in the elderly population, in general, and among the most vulnerable groups, in particular.

Patients' Perceptions of Screening for Health Literacy: Reactions to the Newest Vital Sign

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan B. VanGeest ◽  
Verna L. Welch ◽  
Saul J. Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Health Literacy: A Brief Primer for the Otolaryngologist

2016 ◽  
Vol 156 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchechukwu C. Megwalu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Health literacy has been shown to affect outcomes in a number of medical conditions. Despite the complexity of care that is often required among otolaryngology patients, the literature on health literacy in this field is sparse. Otolaryngologists need to be aware of issues related to health literacy due to the changing health care environment. The increased complexity of medical care, the greater involvement of patients in shared decision making, and the higher administrative burden on patients have increased their health literacy requirements. Assessing health literacy in clinical practice may help identify patients who might require additional help in navigating the health care system. The Brief Health Literacy Screen and the Newest Vital Sign are 2 measures that are easy to apply in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Assessment of literacy and numeracy skills related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211983411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Min Jang ◽  
Ruixin Jiang ◽  
Darren Grabe ◽  
Amy Barton Pai
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Inflammatory Drug ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Medication Label

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used and have a potential for over-the-counter misuse. Limited health literacy is associated with poor health outcomes. Identification of new strategies to assess literacy and numeracy could be useful in targeting effective education initiatives. Objective: To characterize numeracy and literacy skills related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels in primary care patients. Methods: Patients were recruited and consented over an 8-month period after their regular primary care visit. Demographic information was collected and two instruments were administered to assess literacy and numeracy skills: (1) a medication label literacy instrument focused on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (MedLit-NSAID) and (2) a general healthy literacy-screening tool, the Newest Vital Sign. Two questions on the MedLit-NSAID instrument evaluated understanding of the Food and Drug Administration medication guide for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter label. Results: A total of 145 patients were enrolled. Mean MedLit-NSAID and Newest Vital Sign scores were 6.8 (scale range 0–8) and 4.2 (scale range 0–6), respectively. Higher education level was associated with higher scores for both tools (p ⩽ 0.05). Total MedLit-NSAID scores on average were higher in females compared with males (6.5 vs 6, p = 0.05). Patients with decreased kidney function (n = 18) had significantly lower MedLit-NSAID scores (p ⩽ 0.05). Test–retest scores were not significantly different for MedLit-NSAID (p = 0.32). The correlation between the tools was 0.54 and internal consistency MedLit-NSAID was 0.61. Conclusion: A medication information focused instrument provided specific information to assess health literacy related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels. This information could be utilized to develop patient education initiatives for medication label comprehension.

Assessing the Future Assessors: A Health Literacy Assessment Using the Newest Vital Sign

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Rathnakar P Urval ◽  
Priyanka Kamath ◽  
Medha Urval ◽  
Kashvi Gupta ◽  
Ashwin Kamath
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Literacy Assessment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Can the Newest Vital Sign Be Used to Assess Health Literacy in Children and Adolescents?

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Warsh ◽  
Roopa Chari ◽  
Adam Badaczewski ◽  
Jobayer Hossain ◽  
Iman Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Newest Vital Sign
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